War-torn families in Congo reunited

Thousands have fled on-and-off fighting in the restive eastern regions of Democratic Republic of Congo, and in the process many children have been separated from their families.

Now that a relative calm has returned to the region, humanitarians are working to reunite them with their parents.

South Africa through the eyes of post-apartheid generation

Many of today's young in South Africa have no memories of apartheid or of living in an undemocratic country.

AFPTV takes a look at the nation through the eyes of students born in 1994, the year of South Africa's first democratic all-race elections.

The Truth About Germany: German Cuisine

Traditional German food is considered by many to be heavy and fatty with meat and sausage dishes accompanied by fried potatoes or sauerkraut.

While German fare remains popular, a new generation of chefs is giving the country's cuisine a modern makeover.

Moreover, German food is also varied with many regional specialties.

Pope creates five new saints

Those canonised in a ceremony at the Vatican include Portugal's national hero Nuno Alvares Pereira.

Mass wedding in China's quake city

Twenty Chinese couples, most of whom lost their spouses during the Sichuan earthquake last year, have tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony.

Damien Hirst Ukrainian retrospective

British artist Damien Hirst stages his biggest ever retrospective in Kiev, bringing his shark skeletons, animal carcasses and some new skull paintings to Ukraine's capital.